Cleaning PC with paint brush

[aeterna789]

Hi all,

 

Is it safe to use a soft bristle paint brush on my pc components? I already use compressed air but it only removes loose dust in the case, it cant remove dusts thats really settled in.

[MrChemistryCow9]

2 minutes ago, aeterna789 said:

Hi all,

 

Is it safe to use a soft bristle paint brush on my pc components? I already use compressed air but it only removes loose dust in the case, it cant remove dusts thats really settled in.

Are we talking about the physical PCBs or just plastic and metal components?

[aeterna789]

1 minute ago, MrChemistryCow9 said:

Are we talking about the physical PCBs or just plastic and metal components?

I was hoping to clean both.

[Nogghan]

5 minutes ago, aeterna789 said:

Hi all,

 

Is it safe to use a soft bristle paint brush on my pc components? I already use compressed air but it only removes loose dust in the case, it cant remove dusts thats really settled in.

i use a soft rated toothbrush on the back on my graphics card PCBs on my motherboard over my m.2 and on really anything i want to dust in my PC that air cant or isnt doing well enough, and ive never harmed anything, ive even used medium strength toothbrushes, just makesure theres nothing gross on the brush in the first place, i used a new one from a value pack that i bought for cleaning oh also one last thing if you get the kind of tooth brushes that have ridges almost like serration on a knife they work better for cleaning and have less resistance it feels like  

[jiyeon]

I've used a soft-bristled paint brush to clean over a heatsink, around the CPU socket, the PCB of my graphics card, and my case fans, it's safe as long as you know what you're running over and how much pressure you're putting on.

I advise you try to avoid capacitors because those seem to be quite delicate. Also be sure to be extremely light and gentle when running along PCB traces.

[MrChemistryCow9]

I think you'd be ok, just be safe, make sure there's no gunk or water on it. If you need to negate that just buy a new one.-

[aeterna789]

Thanks for the reply guys. I was planning to just lightly brush the parts to loosen the dust that settled in so they can be removed by the compressed air.